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1920s Fashion
The 1920s was the decade in which fashion entered the modern era. It was the decade in which women first liberated themselves from constricting fashions and began to wear comfortable clothes (such as short skirts or pants). Men likewise abandoned overly formal clothes and began to wear sport clothes for the first time. The suits which men still wear today are still based, for the most part, on those which were worn by men in the late 1920s. -
1930s Fashion
Less and less people were sewing in the 1930s. This was the beginning of the ready-to-wear fashion age. However, times were hard and things were scarce during this decade as well.
Since the 1930s was the decade of recovering from the 1929 Great Depression and stock market crash, companies started researching and implementing cheaper means of clothing manufacturing. New materials that were cheaper to process had been created during this decade to replace more expensive materials. -
1940s Fashion
Whether it was a dress,sleeveless sweater, cardigan, silk dressing gown or bodice, the padded or puffed shoulder was the dominant look. Originally made popular in the mid to late 1930′s by designer Elsa Schiaparelli and actress Joan Crawford , it now defines the look of the 1940′s woman. -
1950s Fashion
The ready to wear industry was born in the1950s. This was the era of mass-produced clothing and standardised sizes but also the decade of a revival for couture tailored to fit perfectly. Women wore feminine, charming clothes with bows, flounces and frills. Young ladies donned trousers which ranged from ankle length to just below the knee and Rockers and Beatniks expressed their dissatisfaction with the status quo by wearing jeans, leather jackets and drinking coffee. -
1960s Fashion
The swinging sixties changed the face of fashion. Clothes were cheaper and available to all. Hemlines went up higher than they had ever been before and teenagers led the way as fashion became less structured and less constricted. The mods, the rockers and hippies all influenced a generation that listened to the Beatles, the Who and the Rolling Stones as the first landing on the moon loomed closer.
